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The 15 Best Tours in Cusco

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Cusco is a base camp with a cathedral on it, and almost everything worth doing in southern Peru leaves from here. Below are the 15 bookings that beat the rest right now, what each costs, how long it takes and why it earned its place, with the full catalogue underneath if none of them fits your dates.

Cusco: Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch

Cusco: Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch - Mollepata breakfast: the part you should actually pay attention to

1.Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,976 reviews · 1 day · from $22Our pick

Steep early-morning hike to Humantay Lake from Cusco, with breakfast, buffet lunch, bilingual guiding, and optional horse help.

“Rafael was a great guide - so friendly and made sure to stay back with my partner who was struggling - he spoke both Spanish and English. The hike was a bit difficult with the altitude - we got breathless quickly but the views were so so worth it, truly took my breath away!!”

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From Cusco: Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch

From Cusco: Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch - Getting Picked Up in Cusco and Meeting Your Bilingual Guide

2.Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,227 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Full-day Sacred Valley from Cusco: Chinchero, Moray, Maras salt pools, Urubamba lunch, Ollantaytambo and Pisac.

“We had an amazing tour of the Sacred Valley with Jorge and Alex. Jorge was an excellent guide. He made the tour fun, interesting, and informative. We would highly recommend this tour group to anyone. Thank you so much!”

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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour

From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour - Chinchero Weavers: Natural Dyes and Real Quechua Craft

From Cusco: Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

From Cusco: Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu - Panoramic train ride to Aguas Calientes: sit where you can see

4.Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,767 reviews · 12 hours · from $321

Full-day Machu Picchu tour from Cusco with train, bus transfers, a certified guide, and entry ticket. 12 hours.

“The tour was very well organized. Everything went smoothly. The buses are comfortable and clean and the trains too. The train ride itself is already absolutely stunning - the mountains, the river, the changing landscapes and vegetation... very, very impressive. Machu Picchu and it's mountains are breathtaking. I had the circuit 1 with the upper terraces, it rained heavily when we arrived in aguas calientes, our guide was so sweet, he bought rain ponchos for everyone, as no body had cash at hand and unfortunatly no one paid him back (I had my own rain coat). He took us up the terraces and told us to be patient, it's gonna…”

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Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco - Aguas Calientes transfer and the bus climb: quick logistics, big payoff

5.Machu Picchu Day Trip from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,644 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $336

A smooth Machu Picchu day trip from Cusco with included tickets, guided circuit time, and round-trip train and shuttle logistics.

“A long day of travel was only exceeded by visiting the extraordinary Machu Pichu. Our guide Marco was knowledgeable, professional and courteous. He explained the history, architecture and culture in a thoughtful and insightful way. A 20 year veteran whose passion of sharing the unique history of Machu Pichu brought the ruins alive to those visiting this remarkable place. Bravo!”

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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q'enco - Price and entrance fees, the real value math

6.Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,129 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Half-day Cusco tour to Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay, plus optional Qoricancha. Expert guides, easy pace.

“Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and thorough. We visited a lot of sites and learned a lot of history about the Incans. I would definitely recommend this tour. It was well worth it for the price.”

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From Cusco: Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with Meals

From Cusco: Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with Meals - Morning logistics, departure times, and what they do to your body

7.Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,060 reviews · 12 - 14 hours · from $76

Ride an ATV to Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain from Cusco, with bilingual guides and real meals, then return the same day.

“our guide Cesar was excellent. He gave us so much information about the cusco city and rainbow mountain. he was on top of our safety and made sure we knew how to drive atv. overall a wonderful experience at 17000ft.”

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Cusco: Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines Moray

Cusco: Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines Moray - Morning logistics: Cusco pickup, the meeting point, and the pace reality

8.Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines Moray

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,058 reviews · 12 hours · from $28

A one-day Sacred Valley tour from Cusco to Chinchero, Moray, Maras salt mines, Urubamba lunch, Ollantaytambo and Pisac.

“It was amazing, overall. Our guide Sam was the best, he led us though every site perfectly and explained everything. He was very nice, flexibke and he tolerated a lot. I recommend this experience if you dont have many days in Cuzco. However, the visits of the sights were really brief and quick and I would personally like more time there. So, if its okay with you to be 30 minutes at every site, it is perfect for you. If you are the kind of person that needs to scout every corner of every site, then you will need 2 days and a different kind of trip. All of this…”

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Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch - The Van and Train to Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes

9.Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 927 reviews · 15 hours - 2 days · from $283

Full-day Machu Picchu tour from Cusco with train and bus transfers, expert guide, and optional Cafe Inkaterra lunch. Tickets handled.

“Everything was very well organized, since the pick-up, trains, buses, lunch, return. That for sure contributed to make this experience very enjoyable and beautiful. The place is even more impressive live than on pictures.”

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Cusco:Chinchero,Moray & Salt Mines drop-off in Ollantaytambo

Cusco:Chinchero,Moray & Salt Mines drop-off in Ollantaytambo - Moray Terraces: The Inca Mini-Farm That Still Makes People Think

10.Chinchero,Moray & Salt Mines drop-off in Ollantaytambo

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 793 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $27

One-day Sacred Valley tour from Cusco to Chinchero, Moray and Maras salt mines, ending in Ollantaytambo for your train.

“this tour was very good experince from start to finish. Great comunication from organisers and the guide who collected me from my accommodation the time he said he would. The transportation was comfortable, tour well organised. Diego was knowledgeable and very patient with everyone and same time to keep everything on schedule. The buffet was excellent. Highly recommended to choose this company.”

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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay - Qorikancha and the Temple of the Sun, Plus the Convent Built On Top

11.City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 617 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Cusco half-day city tour with Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, and Tambomachay, plus other Inca sites, bilingual guides, shared transport, $13.

“Nilo was an amazing guide and had great information of the city. He took the time to educate everyone and patiently took pictures as well for the group. Some freebies included along the way were pleasent surprises for the group. Highly recommended.”

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From Cusco: Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco

From Cusco: Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco - Mollepata breakfast stop: Andean fuel before the climb

12.Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 514 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Humantay Lake day trip from Cusco, with a 4 a.m. start, Mollepata meals, a guided hike from Challacancha, and Salkantay views.

“Visiting Lake Humantay was an absolutely unforgettable experience! The hike itself was breathtaking, and the view at the top with the crystal-clear turquoise water surrounded by snow-capped peaks was beyond words. It truly felt like a magical place. What made the trip even better was our guide, who had such amazing positive energy throughout the day, our group was call Heber Forever.”

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Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour - From the Market to a Cusco Kitchen in the Historic Center

13.Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 512 reviews · 4 hours · from $67

Explore San Pedro Market, then cook Peruvian classics with Chef Jesus, make pisco cocktails, and finish with picarones in Cusco.

“My friends and I loved the cooking class! Jesus was great. I loved having the tour of the market beforehand, where we purchased ingredients used in our cooking and got to try things. I had a vegetarian and a gluten free friend, and there were options for them to make tweaks to the meals to accommodate.”

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Sacred Valley: Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo & Pisac+Lunch

Sacred Valley: Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo & Pisac+Lunch - Cusco pickup and altitude, the part you should not ignore

Cusco: Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

Cusco: Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus - Meeting point, route flow, and the not-hop-on-hop-off reality

15.Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 481 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12

Cusco by open-top bus in 2.5 hours, with big views, major landmarks, and a short Pachamama ceremony plus alpaca wool stop.

“It was Amazing! Enjoyed every minute of it. We were the only non speaking Spanish ones on the tour and the guide went out of his way to translate for us. So worth the money!!!”

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